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J. WIT'I'NER.

RAME.

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Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

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J. WITTNBR.

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JOHN WITTNER, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

HAME

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 6, 190B.Serial No. 414,544.

Patented March 9, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

e it known that I, JOHN VVrrrNER., a citizen of the Republic ofSwitzerland, and a resident of Hoboken, county of Hudson, State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IIames, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to harnesses and iarticularly to the meansfor receiving the raft or other strain which includes the haine and thetrace attachment.

The obiect of my invention is to provide a haine which can be readilyattached to or removed from the collar.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichsimilar reference fi ures denote corresponding parts and in w ich- Fiure 1 is a front elevation of the hame whici is shown as attached to thecollar, a part of the collar being shown in vertical section; Fig. 2 isa cross section on line 3--3 of Figs. 1 and 3; Fig? 3 is a cross sectionon line 4*4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line 5-5 ofFig. 5, and Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the lower fastening means of theharne.

In the accompanying drawings 1 denotes the body part of the collar and 2the head located at the front and forming` a groove 3. These parts areof ordinary form and construction, having any ordinary filling as hairor the like, and provided with a web 4 which is arranged between thebead i? and the body part l of the collar.

The haine consists of the ordinary hows 6, 6 which are of similarconstruction. For that reason it will suffice to describe one of saidbows only, it being understood that the description equally applies toboth hows.

The bow 6 may be inade of any desired material, as wood or the like. Thelower part of the bow is recessed as at 7, and provided with atransversal bore S which adapted to bear a spiral spring Q. Mountedaround that i'ecessei'l part ol the how and the outer end of the bore isa band 1() ol' suitable material, the outer end of the spring beingadapted to rest against the inner surface of the outer portion of saidband. Secured to the web 4 of the collar by a rivet or bolt 12 and astiffening plate or washer 13 is a socket 11 which is arranged inextension of the lower portion of the bow and having an open end whichregisters with the recessed portion 7 of the bow. The opposite closedend 14 of the socket is tubular and contains a plunger 15 actuated by aspring 16. The side surface of the tubular portion 14 of the socket isprovided with an opening 20. Pivoted at 21 in the recessed portion ofthe bow is a latch 17, 18 the arm 17 of which extends into the recessedportion of the bow and is adapted to rest upon the spring 9. Theopposite arm 18 is provided with a nose 19 which is adapted to engagewith the opening 2() of the tubular portion of the socket. When thusengaged the plunger 15 will, by its close contact with the nose 19 ofthe latch, reveiit any rattling by reason of slackness of) the parts.

The tubular portion of the socket is provided with a loop or eye 22 forthe attac/ln ment of a strap 23 by means of which thc ends of thesockets of the two bows of the haine can be united, allowing of the bowsbeing adjusted to accommodate them to different dimensions of thecollar.

At about the central portion of the bow there is a hook 24 the shank 25of which extends transversely through the bow and is suitably securedthereto. Gpposite the hook 24 an eye 26 is suitably secured to the web 4of the collar, as by means of a rivet or bolt 27 extending through saidweb and a metal stiflening plate 28. The hook of the bow is adapted,when the latter is )laced in proper' position, to engage the sairl eye.In order to prevent the lhook from injuring the body of the collar, theeye is provided with a projecting flange 29. The upper ends of the bowsare united as ordinarily by straps.

The inode of operation of the fastening means of the haine is asfollows: To the loops 45 at the up er ends of the bows straps 46, 47 areattac ed which can be adjustably united so as to tighten or slarken thehaine around the collar to vary the width of thc collar. After theadjustment of the bows in the groove 3 of the rollar the nose 19 of thelatch 17, 18 is brought into engagement with the opening 2() of thesocket. At the saine time the hook 24 at the central portion of the bowcomes to register and to engage the eye 26. In order to unf asten thebows a pressure is exerted upon the nose 19 of the latch, discngaging itfrom the socket. The plunger 15 acting upon the latch will push the bow6 upward loosening it from the collar, whereupon the saine can beremoved.

The new haine has the advantage over the hitherto known constructionsthat it allows of a quick hitching and unhitchiiig, and furthermore thatit is securely held in position upon the collar and will be thusprevented from slipping.

l do not limit myself to the plunger' thus engaged in the socket butcontem late any construction which may facilitate t 1e movement of thelatch.

W hat l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a collar ol' a haine, com )rising a pair ofbows, a spring latch at the ower end of each bow, and means secured tothe collar for the engagement oi said latches.

2. The combination with a collar of a haine, comprising a pair of bows,a spring latch at the lower end of each bow, and sockets secured to thecollar for the engagement of said latches.

3. The combination with a collar of a haine, comprising a pair of bows,a spring latch at the lower end of each bow, means secured to the collarfor the engagement of said latches and means for removably securing theupper ends of the bows to the collar.

4. The combination with a collar of a haine, comprising a air of bows, aspring latch at the lower em of each bow, a pair oi sockets secured tothe collar for the engagement of said latches, hooks in the up er endsof said bows, and eyes projecting from the collar for the engagement ofsaid hooks.

5. The combination with a collar, of a haine, comprising a pair of bows,spring latches at the lower ends of the bows,

sockets secured to the collar and having openings for the en fagement ofsaid latches, and spring actuate plungers in said sockets acting againstsaid latches.

6. The combination with a collar, ol' a haine, comprising a pair olbows, hooks trans versely passed through said bows and se cured thereto,eyes secured to the collar and provided with protecting flanges, saideyes being adapted to engage the said hooks, and means for removablysecuring the lower ends of the bows to the collar.

7. The combination with a collar, of a haine, comprising a pair of bows,spring aetuated latches at the lower ends ol said bows, sockets securedto the collar in extension oi' the ends of the bows, and having openingsfor the engagement of said latches, and means for yieldingly connectingthe adjacent ends of the opposite sockets.

8. The combination with a collar, of a hame, comprising a pair of bows,the lower ends of said bows being recessed, spring actuated latchespivoted in said recessed ends, a band embracing opposite edges of eachbow and said recessed end, sockets secured to the collar in extension ofsaid ends and having openings for the engagement of the latter.

Signed at Hoboken N. J. this 4th day of February, 1908.

JOHN WITTN ER. Vitnesses ALBERT S, SoHxLLER, ABRAHAM FINE.

